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Researchers take samples as part of the 2024 national monitoring program. (Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research)
April 29, 2026, 6:03 am
The Mediterranean: Warmer, saltier, more acidic, and rising fast — report
Israeli ministries’ annual national monitoring report paints stark picture of sea under threat from climate change, with invasive species taking over and local ones disappearing
By Sue Surkes
Carmel Olefins in the Haifa Bay, northern Israel, in an undated photo. (Ilan Melster)
May 20, 2024, 1:35 pm
Bazan oil refinery group and subsidiaries fined almost $1 million for pollution
Haifa Magistrate’s Court decision to fine Carmel Olefins $275,000 comes less than two weeks after Environmental Protection Ministry gave it a $5 million fine
By Sue Surkes
An anemone at the underwater observatory marine park, Coral Beach, Eilat, May 29, 2009. (Anna Kaplan/ Flash90)
May 16, 2024, 3:02 pm
Environment ministry rejects bid by PM’s office to increase oil activity in Eilat
Ministry rebuffs request to dump policy aimed at protecting Red Sea corals, marine ecosystems, a move that could earn state company an annual $50 million more
By Sue Surkes
Underwater measurements being taken in the Mediterranean Sea. (Shay Zilberman, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute)
February 6, 2024, 9:50 am
Report finds Mediterranean getting hotter, more acidic, and sea levels are rising
Israeli government study also finds ‘alarming upward trend’ in mercury contamination in northern part of Haifa Bay
By Sue Surkes
An ultra-Orthodox Jew walks outside the army recruitment office in Jerusalem, August 16, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2023, 2:07 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 17: Why the Haredim may halt support for the judicial overhaul
Editor David Horovitz on front-page ads in support of IDF chief Herzi Halevi and how ultra-Orthodox priorities may have shifted; environment reporter Sue Surkes on worst polluters
By ToI Staff
The FSO Safer in an undated photo. (Courtesy: Safer Exploration and Production Operations)
March 13, 2023, 2:25 am
UN buys ship to begin removing oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
Long-sought operation to avert spill that could decimate Red Sea coastal communities and marine life follows deal with Iran-backed Houthi rebels, drawn-out fundraising campaign
By Sue Surkes
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